Senior Clinician - Crisis Resolution Team

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust; Worcester; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A health service provider is seeking a dedicated individual for the Crisis Resolution Team in Worcestershire. This full-time position involves delivering urgent care for mental health crises, conducting assessments, and managing the safety of patients. The role offers flexibility in hours and promotes career progression and staff wellbeing through supervision and reflective practice. An inclusive environment is maintained, valuing diversity and providing various supportive opportunities. Benefits include generous leave, enhanced pay for unsocial hours, and NHS pension.

Benefits

27 days leave plus bank holidays

Generous NHS pension

Flexible working opportunities

Supportive staff networks

Health and wellbeing opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in mental health crisis interventions.
• Ability to conduct comprehensive mental health assessments.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide urgent care to individuals in mental health crises.
• Conduct gate-keeping assessments for inpatient admissions.
• Manage patients in the designated place of safety.

Skills

Compassionate care

Crisis intervention

Mental health assessment

Risk management

Job description

We are looking for a motivated and ambitious individual to join our Crisis Resolution Team. We provide urgent care and support to people in Worcestershire who are experiencing a mental health crisis. We are a dynamic and responsive team who strive to continuously develop and adapt to the needs of patients in Worcestershire, providing compassionate and trauma‑informed care in the best interests of our patients. The team conduct a variety of work including rapid and comprehensive mental health assessments and bespoke crisis interventions. Working in the Crisis Resolution Team will bring you variation every shift and provide regular opportunities for CPD and further career progression. Supervision and reflective practice are prioritised to ensure the wellbeing of staff is optimised. We promote flexible working to support the balance between work and home life.

This is a full‑time post, but we would be flexible to offering fewer hours for the right candidate. The shift pattern consists of days and waking nights over a 7‑day period including bank holidays, working three days a week. The team is based in Worcester but travel across the county may be required.

Main duties of the job

We are responsible for the gate‑keeping of the Trusts inpatient beds out of hours and conducting gate‑keeping assessments for patients referred for informal admissions by other Trusts. We are responsible for managing the designated place of safety within Worcestershire and your role would include the management of patients detained there, these can be demanding and challenging patients and you will be responsible for identifying risks and management plans to ensure the safety of patients and staff.

About the Trust

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust works together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire. Our people (all 4,500+ of them) provide services for people of all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over 100 sites.

We value diversity

We value diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, and ethnicities.

What we offer

• 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
• Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours
• Flexible and agile working opportunities
• Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
• Wide range of supportive staff networks
• Health and wellbeing opportunities

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